• n. 原告

來自plaint,起訴，訴訟，-iff,形容詞后綴，對應-ive.后詞性由形容詞變為名詞，引申詞義原告，起訴人。

plaintiff

plaintiff: see plague

plaintiff (n.)

c. 1400, from Anglo-French pleintif (late 13c.), noun use of Old French plaintif "complaining; wretched, miserable," from plainte (see plaint). Identical with plaintive at first; the form that receded into legal usage retained the older -iff spelling.

1. The plaintiff's sole witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily discredited.

原告唯一的證人嗜賭成性，游手好閑，其證詞一下子就被推翻了。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The burden of proof lay on the plaintiff to prove negligence.

證明對方犯有疏忽罪的舉證責任落在原告身上.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. The plaintiff is aged 30 and has a normal expectation of life.

原告30歲,預期有正常的壽命.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. The jury found against the plaintiff.

陪審團作出不利于原告的判決.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. The judge ruled against the plaintiff.

法官作出不利于原告的裁決.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》